Third Review Conference

7 - 17 November 2006

Palais des Nations, Geneva

President: Ambassador François Rivasseau (France)

The Third Review Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention was held from 7 to 17 November 2006, preceded by the Eighth Annual Conference of the States Parties to Amended Protocol II, at the Palais des Nations, United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG). A special plenary meeting of the Conference to mark the entry into force of CCW Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War took place on Monday,13 November 2006.

The work of the Conference and the decisions taken therein are reflected in its Final Document, as follows:

Final Document (Part I)Report of the Third Review Conference(CCW/CONF.III/11, Part I)

Final Document (Part II)Final Declaration(CCW/CONF.III/11, Part II)

Final Document (Part III)Documents of the Third Review Conference(CCW/CONF.III/11, Part III)

Draft Final Document(CCW/CONF.III/CRP.1)

To see the Closing Statement of the President of the Third Review Conference, please click here.

Provisional Agenda of the Third Review ConferenceAnnotations(CCW/CONF.III/1/Add.1)

Provisional Programme of Work of theThird Review Conference(CCW/CONF.III/2)

Draft Rules of Procedure(CCW/CONF.III/3)

Provisional Agenda of Main Committee I(CCW/CONF.III/4)

Provisional Agenda of Main Committee II(CCW/CONF.III/5)

Plan of Action to Promote Universality of the CCW(CCW/CONF.III/6)

Plan of Action to Promote Universality of the CCW(CCW/CONF.III/6/Amend.1)

Procedural ReportGroup of Governmental Experts of the States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions Or Restrictions On The Use Of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed To Be Excessively Injurious Or To Have Indiscriminate EffectsFifteenth Session(Geneva, 28 August – 6 September 2006)(CCW/CONF.III/7-CCW/GGE/XV/6)

Procedural ReportGroup of Governmental Experts of the States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions Or Restrictions On The Use Of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed To Be Excessively Injurious Or To Have Indiscriminate EffectsFifteenth Session(Geneva, 28 August – 6 September 2006)Addendum 1Report of the Work on Explosive Remnants of War(CCW/CONF.III/7/Add.1-CCW/GGE/XV/6/Add.1)

Procedural ReportGroup of Governmental Experts of the States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions Or Restrictions On The Use Of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed To Be Excessively Injurious Or To Have Indiscriminate EffectsFifteenth Session(Geneva, 28 August – 6 September 2006)Addendum 2Report of the Work in 2006 onMines Other Than Anti-Personnel Mines(CCW/CONF.III/7/Add.2-CCW/GGE/XV/6/Add.2)

Procedural ReportGroup of Governmental Experts of the States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions Or Restrictions On The Use Of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed To Be Excessively Injurious Or To Have Indiscriminate EffectsFifteenth Session(Geneva, 28 August – 6 September 2006)Addendum 3Report of the President-Designateon the Issue of Compliance(CCW/CONF.III/7/Add.3-CCW/GGE/XV/6/Add.3)

Procedural ReportGroup of Governmental Experts of the States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions Or Restrictions On The Use Of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed To Be Excessively Injurious Or To Have Indiscriminate EffectsFifteenth Session(Geneva, 28 August – 6 September 2006)Addendum 4PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME OF WORK OF MAIN COMMITTEE I(CCW/CONF.III/7/Add.4-CCW/GGE/XV/6/Add.4)

Procedural ReportGroup of Governmental Experts of the States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions Or Restrictions On The Use Of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed To Be Excessively Injurious Or To Have Indiscriminate EffectsFifteenth Session(Geneva, 28 August – 6 September 2006)Addendum 5Provisional Programme of Work of Main Committee II(CCW/CONF.III/7/Add.5-CCW/GGE/XV/6/Add.5)

Procedural ReportGroup of Governmental Experts of the States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions Or Restrictions On The Use Of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed To Be Excessively Injurious Or To Have Indiscriminate EffectsFifteenth Session(Geneva, 28 August – 6 September 2006)Addendum 6Draft Declaration on the Occasion of Entry Into Force ofCCW Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War(CCW/CONF.III/7/Add.6-CCW/GGE/XV/6/Add.6)

Procedural ReportGroup of Governmental Experts of the States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions Or Restrictions On The Use Of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed To Be Excessively Injurious Or To Have Indiscriminate EffectsFifteenth Session(Geneva, 28 August – 6 September 2006)Addendum 7Draft Final Document of the Third Review Conference(CCW/CONF.III/7/Add.7-CCW/GGE/XV/6/Add.7)

Procedural ReportGroup of Governmental Experts of the States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions Or Restrictions On The Use Of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed To Be Excessively Injurious Or To Have Indiscriminate EffectsFifteenth Session(Geneva, 28 August – 6 September 2006)Addendum 7Draft Final Document of the Third Review Conference(CCW/CONF.III/7/Add.7/Corr.1-CCW/GGE/XV/6/Add.7/Corr.1)

Draft Final Document of the Third Review ConferenceAmendment(CCW/CONF.III/7/Add.7/Amend.1-CCW/GGE/XV/6/Add.7/Amend.1)

Procedural ReportGroup of Governmental Experts of the States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions Or Restrictions On The Use Of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed To Be Excessively Injurious Or To Have Indiscriminate EffectsFifteenth Session(Geneva, 28 August – 6 September 2006)Addendum 8Draft Decision on the Establishment of aSponsorship Programme Under the Convention(CCW/CONF.III/7/Add.8-CCW/GGE/XV/6/Add.8)

Draft Decision on Compliance(CCW/CONF.III/8)

Draft Decision on ComplianceAmendment(CCW/CONF.III/8/Amend.1)

Report of Main Committee I(CCW/CONF.III/9)

Report of Main Committee II(CCW/CONF.III/10)

Report of the Credentials Committee(CCW/CONF.III/CC/1)

Draft Report of the Credentials Committee(CCW/CONF.III/CC/CRP.1)

Report of the Drafting Committee(CCW/CONF.III/DC.1)

Draft Report of the Drafting Committee(CCW/CONF.III/DC/CRP.1)

Estimated Costs of the Meeting of the High ContractingParties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions onthe Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be Deemedto be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects(CCW/CONF.III/L.1)

Estimated Costs of the 2007 Meeting of the Group ofGovernmental Experts of the High Contracting Parties to theConvention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use ofCertain Conventional Weapons which may be Deemed to beExcessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects(CCW/CONF.III/L.2)

Draft Report of Main Committee I(CCW/CONF.III/MC.I/CRP.1)

Draft Report of Main Committee II(CCW/CONF.III/MC.II/CRP.1)

Proposal for a Mandate to Negotiatea Legally-Binding Instrument that Addresses theHumanitarian Concerns Posed by Cluster Munitions(CCW/CONF.III/WP.1)

Proposal for a Mandate to Study Laser Systems(CCW/CONF.III/WP.2)

Proposal for a Mandate on Explosive Remnants of War(CCW/CONF.III/WP.3)

Proposal for a Preambular Paragraph of theFinal Declaration to be Adopted at theThird Review Conference(CCW/CONF.III/WP.4)

European Union Comments on the Report by theCoordinator and the Chairperson of the Meetingsof Military Experts on the Work in 2006 on MOTAPM(CCW/CONF.III/WP.5)

European Union Comments on the Report by theCoordinator and the Chairperson of the Meetingsof Military Experts on the Work in 2006 on MOTAPMCorrigendum(CCW/CONF.III/WP.5/Corr.1)

An Integrated Approach to Efforts to Ensure MoreEffective Protection of Civilians from MOTAPM(CCW/CONF.III/WP.6)

Proposal of Amendment to DocumentCCW/CONF.III/7/ADD.7 - CCW/GGE/XV/6/ADD.7 entitledDraft Final Documentof the Third Review Conference of the High Contracting Partiesto the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Useof Certain Conventional Weapons Which May be Deemed to beExcessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects(CCW/CONF.III/WP.7)

Draft Amendment to the Plan of Actionto Promote Universality(CCW/CONF.III/WP.8)

Expected Civilian Damage and the Proportionality Equation -to What Extent Should the Mid to Longer Term Consequencesof Explosive Remnants of War be Taken into Considerationin the Proportionality Assessment(CCW/CONF.III/WP.9)

Issues to be Studies on Military Laser Systems(CCW/CONF.III/WP.10)

Proposal of Amendment to DocumentCCW/CONF.III/7/ADD.7 - CCW/GGE/XV/6/ADD.7 EntitledDraft Final Documentof the Third Review Conference of the High Contracting Partiesto the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Useof Certain Conventional Weapons Which May be Deemed to beExcessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects(CCW/CONF.III/WP.11)

Proposal of Amendment to DocumentCCW/CONF.III/7/ADD.7 - CCW/GGE/XV/6/ADD.7 EntitledDraft Final Documentof the Third Review Conference of the High Contracting Partiesto the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Useof Certain Conventional Weapons Which May be Deemed to beExcessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects(CCW/CONF.III/WP.12)

Proposal of Amendment to DocumentCCW/CONF.III/7/ADD.7 - CCW/GGE/XV/6/ADD.7 EntitledDraft Final Documentof the Third Review Conference of the High Contracting Partiesto the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Useof Certain Conventional Weapons Which May be Deemed to beExcessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects(CCW/CONF.III/WP.13)

Proposal for a Decision on a Mandateon Cluster Munitions(CCW/CONF.III/WP.14)

Proposal for a Mandate onExplosive Remnants of War(CCW/CONF.III/WP.15)